Without the Covid-19 jab, ‘reinfection can occur every 16 months’ | Coronavirus
As Covid-19 infections rise in England, people are increasingly reporting contracting Sars-CoV-2 for the second or even third time. A new analysis has suggested that unvaccinated people should expect to be reinfected with Covid-19 every 16 months, on average.Now that winter is approaching, scientists warn that such reinfections could increase the burden on the NHS, with some calling for the vaccination program to be extended to all schoolchildren, including two doses for adolescents."If you have a high level of prevalence and frequent exposure to the virus, such as in schools, you will see that more and more people are reinfected despite being double vaccinated," said Stephen Griffin, associate professor of virology. at the University of Leeds.At this time last year, it was assumed tha...